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May Blog Performance, Income, New Business Update

June 1, 2011

May was a pretty good month for blogging from a traffic and income standpoint.  At Darwin’s Money specifically, I was able to break 20,000 page views for the month, which is a nice bump from where I was at a few months ago, but it hasn’t been growing since I first broke 20,000 earlier this […]

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I’m SAVING 7% at LOWES & 12% at STARBUCKS for Life – So Can You!

March 9, 2011

I’m a huge fan of financial innovations and market forces creating efficiencies that didn’t exist previously.  With the advent of the internet and some obvious ideas, I’m now saving anywhere from 5%-15% on various major spending categories in our family through simply buying discounted gift cards at various online places. Â  Basically, since so many people […]

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Imagine a World with No Fiat Currency? Here it Is…

February 15, 2011

There’s a rather interesting video from this Dutch big thinker floating around the web where, among other things, he espouses his vision of a world where we have various bartering systems set up that relegate dollars and cents to the trash heap and rather, groups barter amongst themselves, realizing a multitude of benefits. Bartering Schmartering […]

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Darwin’s 2011 Goals – Gonna Crush It!

January 4, 2011

I’m pretty pumped about 2011.  I had the best blogging year ever in 2010 (my accomplishments vs goals), my investments have performed spectacularly (my portfolio), I contributed a healthy amount to our kids’ 529 plans, I’m firing on all cylinders at work and our family’s having a blast.  But I also made some mistakes and […]

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Vertical Integration Explained: MBA Monday at Darwin’s Money

December 27, 2010

For the first in an ongoing series of business-related posts I intend on doing on Mondays, I thought I’d explain what vertical integration is (as well as horizontal integration), why you hear it so often, and what the relevance is in business.  I hope you enjoy the MBA Monday concept as I intend to deliver […]

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Guess Which 5 Companies Pay the Most Taxes?

December 26, 2010

People love to trash big business, especially politicians.  You know, those greedy bastards that make all those profits?  Recall when oil spiked to over $140 per barrel, politicians were calling for a “windfall profits” tax?  What a ridiculous notion.  I don’t know, do they get a “windfall loss” tax deduction when times are bad?  Well, […]

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